St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09

This printed material is nearly eX-
hausted, and new supply will be
needed very soon, which must be OBJ
tanned either by ordering more leaflets
printed or by the direct purchase of
Reading Books Nos. / and of same
series. Some of our schools are quite
destitute of supplementary reading
matter" and those most destitute are
those that can least afford to be in this
condition. Some schools procure such
reading matter by using part of the
appropriation made to the libr AIRY fund
from the amount of tuition received
from pupils in the schools living out
side of the city limits. This
seems hardly advisable, as so many
books of reference are needed, espe-
cially in the higher grades: and it is
hardly just to divert this fund from its
regular channel. | should like to see
the money derived from the tuition of
pupils attending the evening schools
added to the usual sum applied to the
purchase of books for school libraries.
In view of the seeming necessity of the
case, have decided to ask your honor
able body to eXpend not less than
$50 nor more than 500 in the
purchase of supplementary reading
matter for the several grades in the
public schools of this city, under the di-
rectiOn of the Committees on Schools
and Text Books.
If this request does not meet with
favor. desire that there be purchased.
through the proper committee, twenty
five copies of First Reader and twenty
five copies of Second Reader, TO be
used in the examination of the first and
second grade pupils in the schools
of the city. Heretofore the leaflets
printed by order of the Board have been
used, but now the supply is almost eX-
hausted. and it will be necessary to
provide in some way Immediately for
these examinations, which must begin
very soon.
In relation to the report of the schools
for the month of November, presented
above, i desire to say, in relation to one
feature of the same, that of the tardi-
ness of both teachers and pupils, that |
believe a certain percentage of these
cases is unavoidable, and large per-
centage is from careleSsneSS. l hoped
that these cases would diminish in num-
Der, but they do not seem thus to do. l
have not yet given up all hope in the
matter, and still expect to see smaller
number of cases of hardness reported.
Respectfully submitted,
.. >. LAY LUX, Oupl. OClOOlS.
Received. and all recommendations
made referred to Committee on Schools.
From the Committee on Purchases and
Supplies
In the matter of models and other
requisites for the department of draw
ing, making partial report and asking
that the matter be re-referred to the
committee with power to act.
RpDOrt accented rp-rpfprpOcp made
and power to act conferred, by
Yeas: Inspectors Schumacher, Minor,
SimmOn, Ellis, Wright. Athey, Schitf-
mann, Cook. Berlandi, Haas, DObner
and Mr.. President-12.
From the Committee on Real Estate
Reporting the completion of the new
addition to the German school by the
contractors, Trick Il Co., the acceptance
of the work by the committee and its
occupancy since Nov. 20.
Accepted.
From the Committee on Schools
st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 3, 1887.
To the Board of Education:
Your Committee on Schools respect
fully report as follows:
First-In regard to the question as tOpay
of principals or special teachers who are
absent from duty by reason of sickness,
your committee would recommend that
when such absence is for more than ten
days in any one month such teacher be
allowed only half salary during such
absence.
Second-In regard to the overcrOwded
condition of the Jackson and Madison
schools, your committee would recon-
mend that the Committee on Real Es-
tate be empowered to rent rooms with
a n a
above schools, to be opened after the
first of January next.
Third-We ask for further time in re-
gard to the LongfellOw school at Mer-
riam Park.
FOurth-On account of the scarcity of
funds your committee do not feel juSti-
fed in recommending the completion of
the remaining four rooms in the Hancock
school at present.
Fifth-YOur committee have appointed
the following teachers and recommend
their cOnfirmatiOn:
Miss NJ. CorcOran. to the Franklin
evening school. to date from Oct. 81.
Miss Cora Pickett, to the vacancy in
the Van Buren, school, caused by the
promotion of Miss Lucy Bolton to be
principal of the Grant school, at sos per
month.
Miss Inez Bunker, to the Van Buren,
school, at $50 per month, appointment
building is ready to be occupied.
Miss ID. Long, to the first grade, Grant
school, at $50 per month.
Miss Nellie barrow, to the Jefferson
school. at $50 per month, when the adj
ditiOn to the school is completed.
Miss &. A. Allison, to the third grade,
Humboldt school, in place of Miss F. NJ.
Kellogg, resigned, at So per month.
Miss Emma Thuet to the Third grade,
Webster school, in place of Miss S. j.
Morell, transferred. at S45 per month.
Miss NJ. B. Farley, to the Adams
school, in place of Miss l.. Manning,
transferred, at $50 per month.
Sixth-We have transferred Miss S.
J. Morell from the third grade, Web
ster school. to the first grade, German
school, at $50 per month; Miss l.. Man.
ming from the fifth grade, Adams
school. to the fourth grade, Jefferson,
the transfer to be made when the addi-
ton to this schools opened.
Miss NJ. l.. Hill, from the first grade,
German, to the same grade in the Grant
school.
Seventh-Your committee learning
that misunderstanding exists about
the opening of the Madison evening
school, we recommend that the PreSi-
dent of the Board be authorized to sign
the pay roll of the teachers of this
school for the entire month of October,
and that the Comptroller be requested
to countersign the same.
Eighth-In view of the fact that the
last state legislature by enactment
authorized the study of some textbook
on the subject of physiology, hygiene
and the use of stimulants and narcotics
.in the public schools of the state, and
also that the teachers in these schools
be examined in the same, we recon-
mend that the superintendent of schools
he authorized to hold such an eXamina-
ton of the teachers of our city schools
Saturday, Dec. II, at 1880 a. m, i'll the
High school building.
Ninth-YOur Committee would rec